Question

People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ____ rather than based on fixed criteria.

A．a(chǎn)rbitrary

B．conscious

C．a(chǎn)ppropriate

D．controversial

Answer 1

A

解析試題分析：句意為：人們抱怨決定批準或拒絕許可通常是任意的,而非基于固定標準。arbitrary adj 任意的，武斷的；conscious adj 意識到的，有意識的；appropriate adj 適當?shù)�，合適的；controversial adj 有爭議的，有爭論的。由句意可知應為A。
考點：考查形容詞的詞義。